The 2020–21 Rutgers Scarlet Knights women's basketball team represented Rutgers University during the 2020–21 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Scarlet Knights, led by 26th-year head coach C. Vivian Stringer, played their home games at the Louis Brown Athletic Center, better known as The RAC, as a member of the Big Ten Conference.
They finished the season 14–5, 10–3 in Big Ten play to finish in third place. They received a double-bye into the quarterfinals of the Big Ten women's tournament, where they lost to Iowa. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament. As the six seed in the Mercado Regional, they lost to BYU in the first round to end their season.
Previous season
The Scarlet Knights finished the season 22–8, 11–7 in Big Ten play to finish in fifth place. They advanced to the quarterfinals of the Big Ten women's tournament, where they lost to Indiana. They did not get a chance for further post-season play, as the NCAA women's basketball tournament and WNIT were cancelled before they began, due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Roster
Schedule
!colspan=6 style=| Regular season
!colspan=6 style=| Big Ten Women's Tournament
!colspan=6 style=| NCAA tournament
Rankings
+ Regular season pollsPoll Pre-season Week2 Week3 Week4 Week5 Week6 Week7 Week8 Week9 Week10 Week11 Week12 Week13 Week14 Week15 Week16 Final AP RV RV RV RV RV RV 25 24 19 21 Coaches RV RV RV RV RV RV RV RV 23 23 RV + Legend Increase in ranking Decrease in ranking Not ranked previous week (RV) Received votes (NR) Not ranked and did not receive votes
The Coaches Poll did not release a Week 2 poll, and the AP Poll did not release a poll after the NCAA Tournament.
See also 2020–21 Rutgers Scarlet Knights men's basketball team
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